Public Counsel/Center for Veterans’ Advancement

Public Counsel’s Center for Veterans Advancement, a national leader in veteran’s advocacy, provides direct representation, or representation through pro bono partners, to veterans and their families. Public Counsel’s Center for Veterans Advancement provides legal representation at both the local and national levels. The Center also manages legal clinics, including one of the largest pro bono advocacy programs in the United States.

VA Benefits

• Representation before the VA, the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

• VA disability compensation

• VA pension benefits

• Aid & attendance benefits

• Special monthly compensation

• Apportionment of benefits

• Needy child benefits

• Special adaptive equipment

• SGLI/VSGLI eligibility

• VHA long term housing

• VA hospice care

• VA-based education benefits

• VA caregiver assistance

• VA social work assistance

• VASH program assistance

• Substitution of claimant assistance

2. Housing

• 3-day notice counsel and advice

• Eviction counsel, advice, and representation

3. Superior Court Advocacy

• Representation in selected tickets and warrants

• Representation in selected probation fee matters

4. Other Benefits

• SSI

• SSDI

• General Relief

• CalFresh

• CalWorks

• Includes assistance with investigating a claim, filing a claim, advocating for a filed claim, appeals, representation, resource and termination issues, overpayment, and review forms

5. Family law

• Representation in selected family law modifications

• Representation in selected Compromise of Arrears matters